Kotaku: Day one patch to add offline mode to Xbone

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superchunk said:

badgenome said:

MonstaMack said:
Makes sense, but nice to know Microsoft always had a plan B. Unfortunately that does mean you'll have to connect ONCE to the internet at launch to get that patch. My guess is with future production it won't be necessary, but initial produced units will require this.

I don't think there was always a plan B. This sounds like rather drastic response to whatever bomb Gamestop dropped on them yesterday (spill it, Ben!).

Exactly. They saw the difference (likely 10 to 1) on preorders and said "fuck that!"

Yes, in that ballpark I believe too.

Most people here don't have a good grip of trends. Actually much like Microsoft leaders who are completely out of touch with reality, and today we get public evidence for it.

They didn't understand how destroyed Xbone would have been.

But they also still don't understand how much damage a bad rep does, and how destroyed Xbone still is despite making a 180 on the DRM.

It's gonna be 2:1 in sales in this gen, PS4 versus Xbone. You read it here first.